EPPO Global Database

Bactrocera zonata(DACUZO)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Absent, pest eradicated
From CABI Pest map 125 (2013): Absent, pest eradicated
Comments
Occasionnally trapped in California and Florida but always subject to eradication measures.

EPPO Reporting Service (2002/020) : 4 adults found in California in 2001. Also in Santa Clara county (2001), under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2006/128) : 6 adults caught in Fresno county. Eradication was declared successful in California in July 2006 (NAPPO, 2006).

1 specimen trapped for the first time in Florida in November 2010 in the Homestead area of Miami-Dade County. In April 2011, the pest was declared eradicated.
References
* Anon. (1984) Citrograph 69 (7), 165.
------- First record for the western hemisphere.

* Carey, J.R.; Dowell, R.V. (1989) Exotic fruit pests and California agriculture. California Agriculture 43(5/6), 38-40.

* Foote, R. H.; Blanc, F. L.; Norrbom, A. L. (1993) Handbook of the fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of America North of Mexico. Comstock, Ithaca, USA.
------- 1-3 males trapped on 4 occasions in 1984, 1987 (twice) and 1990.

* INTERNET
NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System. Official Pest Reports (2006-07-31) Bactrocera zonata (peach fruit fly), removal of quarantine area in Fresno and Madera counties, California. http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail_print.cfm?oprid=212

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry.
- Eradication declared in Miami-Dade county. Peach fruit fly program (2011-04-18) http://www.freshfromflorida.com/newsroom/press/2011/04182011_2.html
- Exotic fruit fly found in Miami-Dade county (2010-11-15) http://www.freshfromflorida.com/press2010/11152010_2.html
- Pest Alert. A peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Tephritidae) by G. Steck (2010-11) http://www.freshfromflorida.com/pi/pest-alerts/pdf/bactrocera-zonata.pdf

* Spaugy, L. (1988) Fruit flies. Two more eradication projects over. Citrograph 73, 168.
------- The eradication of B. zonata from Los Angeles County, California, is reported.